“P.Nokio: a Hip-Hop Musical,” After a well-received run earlier this year, Imagination Stage is bringing back its updated version of “Pinocchio” in which a computer game designer creates a son. 7 p.m. Friday, 1:30 and 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Oct. 18, Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda. $12. 301-961-6060 or http://www.imaginationstage.org/.

Saturday, Oct. 13

Utopia Film Festival, Independent features, documentaries, short films and animation movies by local and national filmmakers that reflect the utopian spirit and address such themes as community building, cultural diversity, and social, economic and environmental issues. Call or visit the festival’s Web site for show times and venue information. Through Oct. 21, Various venues in Greenbelt. $5, weekend pass, $25. 301-507-6581 or www.utopiafilmfestival.org.

Bowie State Homecoming, Festivities kick off at 9 a.m. with a parade featuring local high school bands and BSU student groups. Then at 1 p.m., watch the Bulldog take on Virginia State University. For a full list of homecoming events visit website. 9 a.m., Bowie State University, 14000 Jericho Park Rd. Game tickets: BSU students free. $20, seniors, faculty and students with identification $15, age 6 and under free. 301-860-4000 or www.bowiestate.edu/homecoming.